Hello readers! We want to apologize for the hiatus from our regular blog posts about science and science-adjacent topics. Both Ayumi and...

Self care isn’t always face masks and wine (although I love both of those things). Sometimes, it means doing something you don’t want to...

We know several of you are about to embark on your next journey of pursuing grad school, and there are definitely important...

Graduations are passing by, and rising grad students who are in relationships will have some tough choices to make! To LDR or not to LDR?

I don’t know about you, but this quarantine has made me painfully aware of what an important role teachers hold. I won’t lie--as a kid I...

My name is Ayumi and I’m an ESL student. That is, engineering as a second language. I completed my undergraduate degree in molecular and...

Fun fact about me #1: I am a digital hoarder. I have kept every USB drive I’ve owned since middle school. I have random folders laced...

Who are we? Phuong: I am a first year PhD student in the Molecular Engineering program at the University of Washington. I got my...